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I'm on record predicting Super Bowl XLVIII will be nicknamed the Manning Bowl because Archie Manning's two sons will battle for NFL supremacy. Peyton Manning's seven touchdown performance in the NFL opener against the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens makes me feel pretty confident about one side of that prediction. Now Eli Manning and the New York Giants have to do their part by beating the Dallas Cowboys this week, proving that the Giants should be viewed as the best team in the NFC East, which I believe is the toughest division in the NFL. This year I'll be doing Power Rankings each month, and my assessments of each team will be based on more than just...

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I'm on record predicting Super Bowl XLVIII will be nicknamed the Manning Bowl because Archie Manning's two sons will battle for NFL supremacy.
Peyton Manning's seven touchdown performance in the NFL opener against the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens...

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It's not a matter of who, or even when.
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It was the day the Bears introduced free-agent pass rusher Pernell McPhee.
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The Chicago Bears introduced Ryan Pace as their new general manager Friday morning at Halas Hall. The ceremonial news conference came 11 days after the team fired former GM Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman following a disappointing 5-11 season.
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